Technics SL-1200 or SL-1210 Popup light replacement by LED

[@thatretroguy]

Stupidest thing an amazing company like Technics ever did! Should not have to have ever been this hard to change a damn bulb.

[@mbdesign8118]

I was thinking exactly the same.

[@twinturbo5212]

All that effort just to change a little bulb! Good lord Technics why?

[@chilliconcarno]

Its just porn being one with your technics ❤️

[@starduststereo]

Yeah pretty nuts

[@toneyisaiah3556]

Why extreme measures?

[@toneyisaiah3556]

All I can do is watch and learn.

[@mikedarbyshire4874]

I think I can live with the clip in lamp I’ve been using for 5 years. It’s as though when Technics designed the deck, they started with this bulb and built the rest of the deck around it!

[@DazTech.]

Still looks like the beam is mainly on the dots and not focused across the entire record like they should be I love technics but darn them target lights for trying to see where the breaks and drops are on the record

[@StephenSpivack]

The music in the background is so silly! :D :D :D Real talk, thanks for posting. I still don't have the confidence to do this myself tho

[@twinturbo5212]

me neither, or the patience. Id rather replace the turntable. Maybe that was Technics reasoning.

[@ThatVinylChannel]

I have an SL-1200 MK7. The thing isn't even 3 years old yet. The target light flickers when in the down position. Why would it flicker? I thought it was off in the down position? It flickers when no one is near the thing or it's not engaged in doing anything.

[@rsanchez7111]

Hi there. Nice vid. Just wondering does it matter in which line you connect the resistor coming from the LED. To the - or + ?? I've seen guys attaching it to the positive. Thanks

[@roelloeffen]

rsanchez7111 thanks for watching, it doesn't matter! I hope you fixed it?

[@rsanchez7111]

Roel Loeffen thanks. I got it fixed 👍

[@rojalstandard1351]

Puh...Full of effort 🙄

[@djaitchb3388]

Thanks for making & posting your video. It gave me the insight on how to do disassemble the turntable and then I was able to give the 'pop up light' unit to someone more qualified to do the replacement/upgrade. Helped me save me a bit of money on getting this repair done, as it then saved me having to pay them for their time & labour for that part of the process. I like how the video was sped up and was very easy to follow.

[@Dubberzz]

I'm working on this and I'm sort of stuck. The LED is working but it's not turning off when pushed in. Any ideas what may be causing this?

[@theclear33]

Nice video and funny music, thanks for posting it

[@TheStudeo74]

😅

[@edwinzeedijk5867]

This ia absolute not the good way to do !!! Orange and brown are ac current.... tou have to make it dc current with a lm7912 and a 470 to 820 ohm resistor....dipent on the dim you want.

[@lorenzosclips]

well I guess i have no light. cuz I'm def not gonna a temp doing that

[@rsanchez7111]

DJBIGL there is a few more tutorials. It’s not that hard. Watch other ones where He’ll explain everything. You’ll be happy you did it your self. Trust me. If I did it. You can do it.

[@johnadams2815]

I usually do these with a blue LED (3.2-3.4v forward current drop at 20-30mA) and a 470 ohm resistor. Works great. Tnx for the video.

[@phasorsystems6873]

Can anyone test this out and give feedback? Track down circuit solver on the playstore!

[@edgarnk3112]

2022, still working, thanks buddy!

[@estiven1022]

Still working 2022, thanks bro 🙌🏻

[@GordonMilcham]

Jesus. I guess I'm not doing it :X

[@robertfye3007]

680

[@kevtucker]

Hi, If im going to use a Blue LED will I use a 1kOhm Resistor too ? Thanks

[@roelloeffen]

It depends on the maximum current your LED can handle, Blue and White LEDs comparable in general. Red, green and yellow are different. Good luck!

[@kevtucker]

@@roelloeffen Its these from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071D7XM7K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The specs are : 3mm Current: 20mA; Voltage: 2-3V; Luminous Intensity:30-1000MCD. I've just done the strobe light using 4 x 5mm LEDs and used 470ohm resistor and works fine so now im confident to do the Target Light :) Thanks for your quick reply.

[@roelloeffen]

@@kevtucker is the rest of the deck still functional? I did break my power supply the first time. You can check the polarity of the LED? Do you have a voltage over the LED, if you measure it?

[@kevtucker]

@@roelloeffen Think I had the led wrong way round :( looks ok now. First time error I guess.

[@kevtucker]

All sorted and working fine. Thanks for your tutorial.

[@ser20233]

music is chilly haha

[@emphatic001]

So much hot glue, lol

[@angelochirco1130]

La lampada pop da quando volt ci

[@angelochirco1130]

Volt

[@anthonyfrancis2374]

I have watched a dozen or so vids on replacing lamps with leds on the turret some put a voltage regulator inline before the plug on the board? Is this important? Others like yourself don’t?

[@johnadams2815]

LEDs are sensitive to voltage and current, but mostly current overload. A regulator is unnecessary. A current-limiting resistor is.

[@SaucyBegger25]

Yeah… I wouldn’t be doing my target lights this way 👀